Presupuestos

Glossary of business terms
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absenteeism n [U] the problem of employees not being at work when they should be accessory n [C] a small thing that you add to a house, clothes etc to make them look more attractive account n 1 [C] an arrangement between a customer and a bank that allows the customer to pay in and take outmoney 2 accounts [plural] the official financial records of a company, person etc accountant n [C] a professional whose job is to keep the financial records of an organization, or to advise clients on financial and tax matters ad n [C] an informal word for advertisement administration n [U] the activity of managing and organizing the work of a company or organization advert n [C] BrE an informalword for advertisement advertise v [I,T] 1 to tell people publicly about a product or service in order to persuade them to buy it 2 to inform people publicly that a job is available and invite them to apply for it advertisement n [C] a picture, piece of writing, or film that tells people about a product or service in order to persuade them to buy it advertiser n [C] a person or organization thatadvertises their products or services advertising n [U] 1 telling people about a product or service in order to persuade them to buy it 2 the companies that prepare and sell advertising, considered as an industry advertising campaign n [C] an organization’s programme of advertising activities over a particular period with specific aims, for example to increase sales of a product agenda n [C] 1 alist of the subjects to be discussed at a meeting 2 the things that someone considers important or that they are planning to do something about aggressive adj 1 an aggressive plan or action is intended to achieve its result by using direct and forceful methods 2 an aggressive person or organization is very determined to achieve what they want application n [C] 1 a formal, usually written, requestfor something, especially a job, a place at university, or permission to do something 2 a practical use for something 3 a piece of software for a particular use or job apply v 1 [I] to make a formal, usually written request for something, especially a job, a place at university, or permission to do something 2 [T] to use something such as a law or an idea in a particular

situation, activity, orprocess appoint v [T] to choose someone for a particular job appointment n 1 [C] an arrangement to meet someone at a particular place or time 2 [C,U] the act of choosing someone for a particular job, or the job itself approximate adj an approximate amount, number etc is a little more or a little less than the exact amount, number etc – approximately adv assertive adj behaving in a confident way inorder to get what you want asset n 1 [C] something of value belonging to a person or company that has value or the power to earn money 2 assets [plural] the property, equipment etc owned by a business considered together, as shown in its balance sheet attend v [I,T] to go to an event such as a meeting award n [C] a prize for good performance in a particular activity background n 1 [C] someone’s...